A novel variant of the immunoglobulin fold in surface adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus:: crystal structure of the fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM, clumping factor A
A novel variant of the immunoglobulin fold in surface adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus:: crystal structure of the fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM, clumping factor A
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DOI:
10.1093/emboj/cdf619
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发表时间:
2002-12-16
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Narayana, SVL
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作者:
Deivanayagam, CCS;Wann, ER;Narayana, SVL
We report here the crystal structure of the minimal ligand-binding segment of the Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMM, clumping factor A. This fibrinogen-binding segment contains two similarly folded domains. The fold observed is a new variant of the immunoglobulin motif that we have called DE-variant or the DEv-IgG fold. This subgroup includes the ligand-binding domain of the collagen-binding S.aureus MSCRAMM CNA, and many other structures previously classified as jelly rolls. Structure predictions suggest that the four fibrinogen-binding S.aureus MSCRAMMs identified so far would also contain the same DEv-IgG fold. A systematic docking search using the C-terminal region of the fibrinogen gamma-chain as a probe suggested that a hydrophobic pocket formed between the two DEv-IgG domains of the clumping factor as the ligand-binding site. Mutagenic substitution of residues Tyr256, Pro336, Tyr338 and Lys389 in the clumping factor, which are proposed to contact the terminal residues (408)AGDV(411) of the gamma-chain, resulted in proteins with no or markedly reduced affinity for fibrinogen.